Little Falls transcript., 1887-03-04


because l wanted to ride on limited ex-
press trains, and on those trains they will
not accept passes. Under the bill, as
understand it, the railroads have no right
to issue passes. Hereafter, I shall accept
none except on roads in my own state.
P. T. Barnum, whose nomination for
president by the Prohibitionists in 1888
is not unlikely, declares that he does not
think the prohibition issue should be made
one Tor the formation OF a third party, for
he does not think it can be made success.
full
The business failures Tor seven days end.
ing Feb, 10th, according to r. &. Dun &
Co., number for the United States, 222;
for Canada 80; against 267 the proceeding
week and 286 the corresponding week OF
last year. The number in Canada is large
and on the increase. / In New York city
there was but one suspension OF conse-
quence. In other sections OF the country
the casualties are about up to tho aver
age.
Lawrence Donavin, the Brooklyn bridge
jumper, leaped into tho schuylkill from
the Chestnut street bridge at Philadelphia.
lie was arrested and held in $500 bail.
Donayin said he had jumped to settle q
wager. The jump, he said, was nothing
compared to what he had already done.
Fredericktown, Mo-, had heavy earth.
quake shock recently.
The suit OF Alexander j. Cameron in
New York against the Tribune association
to recover $4,000 damages for libel was
brought to close by " verdict Of $1,000
for the plaintiff. Cameron was appointed
by the treasury department in 1885 an
inspector OF customs at Aspinwall. An
article appeared in the Tribune shortly aft
er alleging that he had been convicted of
defrauding Il relative at Ellsworth, Me-,
and had obtained money from the authori-
ties OF that state on bogus vouchers.
William p. Spear a clerk for R. II. White
q Co., lett Boston for Montreal in Decem-
Der carrying $35, 900 with him. He was
inyeigled across the line and taken to
Boston.
The investigation OF DR.. Hare, superin-
tendent OF the Milwaukee insane asylum, is
in progress. lie is charged with neglect OF
duty, insulting patients and eating NOR
phine.
Just before Lester Wallack left for Flori-
da, A. NJ. Palmer and Augustin Daily Of
fered to give him a benefit, in which Law
renee Barrett, Mr.. Booth, Mr.. Jefferson
and Mrs. Langtry would take part. Mr..
Wailack declined it on the ground that
there was SO much unrelieved poverty in
New York.
Senator Wilson OF Iowa was in 1853 a
!ourneyman harnesslnaker in Ohio, and
his wife was the daughter of Alpheus Jew
ett, blacksmith OF Newark, Ohio.
George A. Beattie, q recent Boston de-
1aulter, had u passion for rare books and
paintings and he took the money OF others
to buy them:
Pensions have been granted to the fol-
lowing: Minnesota: Freeman A. Cate, Ea-
gle Lake; Charles H. Thompson, Minneap-
l.. Kasson, Parker's Prairie; Maria M 9th.
er OF K. W. Miner, Hastings: Roduey, fa-
ther OF W. II. Meservey, Garden City; J ohm
D., father G. W. Smith, Meridian Sta tion.
Dakota H. G. Sprague, Letcher; Emily
NJ, widow OF Charles NJ. Cone, Cavour.
Pensions 1ncreased-Minnesota: Oliver
Bebean, Reeds Landing j, H. Sappe,
Cleveland; 6. I. Hildreth, Pittsburg; P. ]
Fairbanks, Richmond; John McNiff, Hast.
ings; G. Hansen. Taylors Falls; c. D. Ed.
dy, Preston; c. D. Kingsley, Minneapolis;
diens, Dupont; B. Whitney, Hastings; H.
A. Young, St. Paul. Dakota Stephen
Hammond, Wolsey; G. NJ. Johnson.
Dwight; Simon Wagner, Parker: A. C.
Kimble, Sioux Falls.
Selma Bodmer aged twenty two, daugh-
ter OF Otto Bodmer, proprietor ola woolen
mill at Bangor, Wis, was killed by the
cars.
At Elmira N. Y, Happy Bob" Van
Brunt, a member OF the Salvation Army,
who has been on trial for the murder of
Will Roy, half-brother of Van Brunt's
sweetheart, was found guilty OF murder in
the first degree, and sentenced to be hang
ed april Is, The defense was insanity.
The widest excitement prevailed all day
over the federal election. Six arrests were
made by Liberals for bribery and corrup-
tion and personating. In one case $75
was paid over and a contract signed by
Tory agents to pay $500 for undue infiu-
Scarth (CoHserva tive) was elected by -
majority. In Larquette, Watson IiberaD
was elected. The other three constituent
cies elected Conservatives.
1t is reported that in return for the
popes recent friendship. Germany has
consented to act as mediator between the
italian government and the Vatican. The
Vatican's pronosal is that part OF Rome
including the Leonire city and a zone ex-
tending from the Vatican to the sea by
Gvita Vecchia, shall become the absolute
property OF tne pope,
Blanche, daughter OF Judge Macomber,
OF Ida Grove, Iowa, died recently from the
effects OF q fall on the ice, causing concus-
sion of the brain.
At Meadvile, Pa, B. Moore, an old and
in the Second Methodist Church. %:
The Northern Pacific has issued q circu-
lar calling the attention OF agents and ship
pers to section OF the interstate com
merce law, and notifying them that in ac-
cordance Herewith all special and con.
tract rates quoted or entered into by the
company will be Cancelled March 81.
Mayer Cleveland OF Jersey City has been
sued by the Pinkertons for $25 900 dam
ages for libel In q published communal
cation the mayor said the Pinkerton de-
tective force was organized by British
penal convict.
To Wisconsin belongs the distinction oi
having the two youngest representatives
in the present (Forty.ninth) congress
Hugh n. Price and Mr.. La Toilette. Mr..
Price, who succeeds his father. William e.
Price; Tor the rem ainder Of this congress, il
but twenty-eight, and Mr.. La Toilette is
thirtytwo. s~@F ~ .ss s&@
Ten thousand persons, mostly ladies, at
tended Mrs. Cleveland last public recep-
tion. <e = r. >s@-s
The president has accepted the resigna-
ton OF George q. Turner as consul at
Chemnitz, Germany. George a. Murphy
promoted to the vacancy. s@ss
Representative Weaver Of, Nebraska,
from the committee on commerce, has re
construction Of . bridge across the ST.
IOY1ia river hetvncn MinnASnfn and Wiz.